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was about $4,000. Mr.. Foster was form
erly engaged in the lumber business in
Canada but for the past few years he and
his family have been travelling.
The movers in the project to form
State Creamery association in this vicinity
found out that similar organization had
been inaugurated in st. Adams. The
meeting which was to have been held
here Monday was accordingly adjourned
and the association formed at st. Adams
will hold a meeting at the Van Ness House
June O. when it is expected all prominent
creamery men in the State will be in at
tendance.
H. S. Drew Wednesday received tele-
gram from l.. A. Drew, who has charge of
his herd of Ayrshires on exhibition at the
New York dairy and cattle show at Madi-
son Square Garden, stating that his herd
had taken first prize of 500 for the best
bull, and four of his get, beside Sl20 in sin
gle premiums. The prizes received num-
bered nine and aggregated 1920, which is
a fine showing for II cattle. This is
something of which Vermont should be
proud.
ton chapter No. 3, h. A. NJ, Wednesday,
officers We're elected as follows; j. A.
Clapp, NJ. f. II. p. NV. johnson, King
w. Brinsmaid, Jr., Scribe; A. g. futile,
Treas; +. Stanley Hall, Sec; j. H..
Brooks, c. H.; G. w. Lowrey, p. 3; b. Nj.
Lambkin, r.. A. c. A. w. Johnson, Mas
ter Sd Vail d. A. Stone Master 2d Vail ;
A. G. Taft, Master LIST Vail; G. III. Whit
man, Tyler; Sayles Nichols, l.. c. Grant,
Finance Committee.
Chief Engineer Perkins and Frederick
Dow, who now has charge of the fire
alarm system, visited all of the boxes
Tuesday afternoon for the purpose OF
testing them. The bell rang correctly
from all except boxes "a and Al, and box
90 had been cut out entirely by some one
who had neglected to replace the plug
| after taking it out, so that if fire had
broken out in the vicinity of G. f.. Ger
mains storey corner of North street and
North Winooski avenue, no alarm could
have been rung in. The alarm system is
now in perfect order.
The funeral of Mrs. Harriet f. Schroeder
wife of William G.. Schroeder, adju
| TAM VI E0lolllitlt L oSt W 40 liSiN -hohN'
afternoon from his residence on Elmwoot
avenue, Rev. DIR. Halves officiating
There was a large attendance of friends
including a large number of the mem
bers of StaDnard Post and their wives
County Clerk o. p. Ray had charge of tn
funeral. The bearers were three member
of Stannard Post and three of the friend
of the deceased The interment tool
place in Elmwood avenue cemetery. Tn
| floral offerings by ladies of this city wer
very fine.
At the regular meeting of Champlail
Lodge No. 20, l. o. of G. r., held Wednes
day, the following officers were duly in
stalled for the ensuing quarter by the L
G. c. T. H. r Hill, assisted by (
H. Trick, G. Sec. and II. NJ. Liv
ermore as G. NJ, viz, w. II. S. Whit
comb, c. T.; Mrs H. r.. Hill, V. T.; w
C. Schroeder, Sec; Miss Jennie Trick, A
S; Mrs. George f. Morse, Treas; Georg
f. Abbott, f. Sec. f. 5. Pease, Chap.
Eugene Humphrey, NJ; Miss Addie Bent
ley, d. NJ; Miss Mary Johonnott, l. G
Miss Rhoda Craven, r. H. S; Miss Nelli
Scott, l.. II. S.; H. r. Hill, p. G. II. Tn
evening for holding the regular meetin
of the lodge is changed from Tuesday t
Wednesday.